In a dramatic twist, Justin Baldoni’s legal team has strongly countered Blake Lively’s public comments regarding the $400 million defamation lawsuit she faces. Filed by Baldoni and his publicists, the lawsuit alleges that Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, have engaged in a deliberate campaign to tarnish their reputations and professional opportunities through false claims of sexual harassment.
Justin Baldoni’s attorneys respond to Blake Lively’s allegations
The legal confrontation has intensified, with both parties standing firm amidst significant public attention. Following the lawsuit’s announcement on Thursday, the attorney of Blake Lively stated to the Daily Mail, asserting, “This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook.”
Baldoni’s Legal Team’s Response
In response, Bryan Freedman, the attorney representing Baldoni, criticized Lively for what he termed revoltingly false sexual allegations in a statement to Deadline. He stated, “After my clients filed a comprehensive lawsuit packed with almost 200 pages of undeniable facts and documentary evidence, which crushed their false allegations of a smear campaign by providing doctored communications to the New York Times, Blake and her legal team have just one heinous pivot left, and that is to double down on the revoltingly false sexual allegations against Mr. Baldoni.”
Freedman continued, emphasizing the absurdity of Lively’s claims, “The mere fact that Ms Lively feels that she can publicly destroy Mr Baldoni’s reputation in an attempt to devastate his future career and then deny him or his team their own ability to defend themselves against her is preposterous.”
Attorney’s commitment to defense
Freedman went on to stress that Baldoni had never publicly accused Lively of any wrongdoing during filming, stating, “He kindly addressed all her concerns during filming in the correct manner despite the fact that he wholly disagreed.” He indicated that Baldoni was committed to maintaining a peaceful working environment, a sentiment Lively herself acknowledged in her own lawsuit.
In closing, Freedman declared, “We will not only continue to defend our clients against Blake’s power, privilege, and all-out lies, but we will now fight even harder for the voiceless in the DV community who are unfairly suffering while she continues to push on her own self-serving and selfish vendetta in the media.”